- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Illinois State University
Normal, ILSuburb: midsizeZIP 61790Founded 1857
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- illinoisstate.edu
IllinoisPublic
Illinois State University
Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois, with 19,057 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $17,829 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention81%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans46%
$17,829net price / year
88%admission rate
1113average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$67,557median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,000median debt
#462 of 1,704 for earnings#701 of 1,739 for lowest net price#464 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,120 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $34,602tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,152
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,218
- Average net price
- $17,829national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,040
$30,001–48,000$11,006
$48,001–75,000$12,488
$75,001–110,000$21,505
$110,001+$27,183
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1113
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,205
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,557middle 50%: $48,251–$93,242
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$93,242
Median, Illinois State University$67,557
Lower quarter$48,251
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,057
- Part-time
- 5.2%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 74%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,453 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,152
- Endowment, end of year
- $224,309,967
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic14%
Black14%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.8%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Education18%
Health professions9.1%
Visual & performing arts5.3%
Psychology5.0%
Computer & information sciences4.8%
Communication & journalism4.7%
Social sciences4.7%
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Similar colleges
Public colleges in Illinois
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $9,540 | 62% | $73,666 |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $14,505 | 48% | $61,351 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $13,111 | 56% | $59,436 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $12,554 | 59% | $57,388 |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | $10,018 | 49% | $57,175 |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $12,717 | 50% | $55,885 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | $17,362 | 69% | $77,989 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $18,375 | 72% | $64,530 |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | $16,880 | 63% | $60,387 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | $15,772 | 67% | $85,917 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | $18,131 | 61% | $67,456 |
| Boise State University Boise, ID | $18,423 | 61% | $60,091 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 145813. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q558922.